Peabody WMA

[Limb Snagger]

Anybody ever fished Peabody WMA? There are several small lakes on those properties that produce a lot of fish, but not sure about crappie.

The permit to fish, hunt, or do anything on their property is only $15/yr. I personally have never fished any of these lakes so I can't give any advice, but I was just wondering if any of you have been down there. I only live about 30 minutes from a lot of these lakes but have never gotten a permit to experiment these waters.

Here's a link to the maps for the area. I couldn't get the maps to show, but I think it's because of my slow dial-up connections. Hope this works.

http://fw.ky.gov/kfwis/viewable/PeabodyAll.pdf

[Creeker]

I have never fished for crappie there. I have fished several of them for bass and bluegill and did very well. My friend and I took one of those small two man plastic boats with a battery and trolling motor. Several of the lakes you can park right beside and drop the boat in. I have another friend who takes several weekend trips a year there and just sleeps in the back of hid truck topper.

[klight1122]

LS, when you gonna get some that high speed internet? I got them to open just fine. I got your permission slip from Robin,:D so I guess it is true you can go fishing with us!

[TommyV]

Several years I spent lots of time on Peabody. Yes there are crappie in some of the lakes. But before buying the permit check around the areas you may be interested in, I am being told more of the land is reverting back to private owners.
Good luck,
Tom

[Limb Snagger]

Good advice Tommy. I don't know that much about that side of the county. If I was to ever get down on those haul roads, I'd be lost for sure.

[crappiecrazy]

I agree with Tommy, crappie in most of the pits but lots of areas are now closed. I would like to see a "crappie.com fish the pits day" with a fish fry sometime.

[Limb Snagger]

That could be arranged one of these days. I'm new to the crappie scene so I've got some learning to do. Being this close to home, it would be a shame not to fish there if there is good fish present.

[newblade]

If you all find any lakes that are still open that have any crappie in them, let me know - you don't even have to tell me which lake - maybe which area would be nice because I would like to go down there and try and find a few.

[Limb Snagger]

There's got to be some down there somewhere. The KWF website said that there are lakes ranging down there from 1 acre to 150 acre. If I do go, I'll let ya know how I do and what worked (or most likely didn't in my case.)

[newblade]

I have emailed the state before and they said that they didn't stock any of them but the ones by the river may have some due to flooding. Some people say that they are there, I don't know. I would like to get some minnows and catch some - if only I knew there was some in where I was fishing. Guess that's why it's called fishing.